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leave no stone unturned

LEEV noh STOHN un-TERND

liːv noʊ stoʊn ʌnˈtɜːrnd

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Syllable breakdown

leavenostoneunturned

Dictionary meaning

To try every possible means to achieve something.

Examples

  • The investigators left no stone unturned in their search for the missing data.

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